Concerned citizens help nab paddlefish poachers

8:19 PM,
Mar. 20, 2013

A paddlefish is pulled from a Department of Conservation net on the James River.

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Francis
SKALICKY

Chalk another one up for the strong conservation ethic of Missouri citizens.

Proof of what many of the state's residents already know - that Missourians care about conserving forests, fish and wildlife - was made evident again last week when news broke about arrests made in connection with a paddlefish poaching operation out of Warsaw.

The operation, which garnered news coverage from New Jersey to Miami, resulted in eight people being issued federal wildlife-related charges and more than 100 suspects from Missouri and eight other states being issued citations and/or arrest warrants for ...